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Gisela Steineckert | |
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Chairwoman of the Democratic Women's League of Germany | |
In office 1990–1990 | |
Preceded by | Eva Rohmann |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | 13 May 1931 Berlin, Germany |
Political party | SED (1979–1989) |
Spouse(s) | 1. Walter Steineckert 2. Heinz Kahlau 3. Wilhelm Penndorf |
Children | Kirsten Steineckert (writer) |
Occupation | writer lyricist arts administrator |
Gisela Steineckert (born 13 May 1931) is a German writer known for her books and song lyrics.[1] She has also written numerous radio plays and several film scripts.[1] In terms of published output she was particularly prolific before 1989, but her professional career has nevertheless outlasted the German Democratic Republic.[2]
A member of the East German arts establishment, she served as national "President of the Entertainment Committee" following the retirement, in 1984, of Siegfried Wagner.[3] Her unforced support for the East German system before reunification has drawn hostility from writers and artists who found themselves persecuted by the régime: Bettina Wegner dismissively opines of her supervisory duties with the October Club (state sponsored song performance association) during the 1980s that Steineckert was the chief censor ("Das war die Oberzensorin").[4]